sonosensitizer

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noun

Anything that sensitizes something to the effects of sound, but especially to sonodynamic therapy

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Meanings

nounsonosensitizer (plural sonosensitizers)

plural sonosensitizers

  1. Anything that sensitizes something to the effects of sound, but especially to sonodynamic therapy

    Among diverse chemical agents applied in SDT, hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) is particular popular as a sonosensitizer due to its optimal optical properties and satisfactory preferential retention in tissue [11 ].

    2015 September 15, “Apoptosis-Promoting Effects of Hematoporphyrin Monomethyl Ether-Sonodynamic Therapy (HMME-SDT) on Endometrial Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sono- + sensitizer.

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sonosensitizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonosensitizer

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“sonosensitizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonosensitizer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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